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MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORKCOHESION POLICYEUROPEAN SOCIAL FUNDROMA 2014-2020

Dominique Bé

EU Roma, 10/11/2011, Budapest

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Multiannual Financial Framework2014-2020: €1,025 billion

as % of total€ bn 2011 prices

cohesion policy33%

infrastructure4%

competitiveness11%

security & citizenship

2%

sustainable growth37%

Other48%

administration6%

global Europe7%

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Multiannual Financial FrameworkKey planning & delivery principles

focus on results

increased use of conditionality

simplification of delivery cost effective accountability (proportionality)

reducing administrative burden for beneficiaries different programmes under single framework with common

rules mainstreaming horizontal priorities (ex: climate action)

leveraging EU funds

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competitiveness of SMEseducation, skills & life-long learningemployment & professional mobilityenvironment, climatehealth, education & social infrastructure

institutional capacity R&D & innovationservices general economic interestsocial inclusion & poverty reductiontelecom, energy & transporturban development

Cohesion policy post 20133 complementary Fundsfocused on thematic objectives

ESF ERDF Cohesion fund

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Cohesion policy post 2013€376.02 bn – 2014-2020

less developed44%

more developed14%

transition10%

ESF + ERDF69%

Cohesion Fund18%

Connecting Europe Facility11%

Territorial cooperation3%

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Cohesion policy post 20133 types of regions with focused priorities

crossborder

transnational

inter regional

less developedconvergence

transition more developedcompetitiveness

75% 90%

GDP/capita EU average

territorialcooperation

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Cohesion policy post 2013 eligibility simulation

3 categories of regions

< 75 % of EU averageGDP/capita*

*index EU27=100

75-90 % > 90 %

Canarias

Guyane

Réunion

Guadeloupe/Martinique

Madeira

Açores

Malta

less developed regions transition regions more developed regions

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existing 2007-13 ESF share

"potential" 2007-13 ESF share

Cohesion policy post 2013ESF ≥ 25% Cohesion policy budget

this graph shows the impact the 25% rule would have had in 2007-13

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Cohesion policy post 2013Capping: max. 2.5% of GNI

68% 69% 72% 73%

92% 93% 94%

HU LV LT EE CZ BG PL

2007-13

2014-20

in several Member States because of GNI capping Cohesion policy allocations would be reduced compared to their 2007-13 allocation

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Cohesion policy post 2013Delivery

shared management

national co-financing higher EU co-financing rate for MS receiving financial

assistance

multi-funds programmes as an option e.g. human capital & infrastructure investments

performance reserve 5% of cohesion policy budget allocated at mid-term review

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ESF REGULATION2014-2020

Proposal from the European Commission

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ESF Regulation post 2013Mission

economic, social & territorial cohesion employment & job quality geographical & occupational mobility adaptation to change, education & training gender equality, equal opportunities & non discrimination social inclusion & fight against poverty

Europe 2020 priorities & targets integrated guidelines for economic & employment policies Council Recommendations on NRP

focus on disadvantaged groups, new challenges, good governance, reforms

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ESF Regulation post 20134 priorities x 4 objectives

employment & labour mobility

education, skills & LLL

social inclusion & fight >< poverty

institutional capacity & administration

green skills & jobs

digital agenda

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petitiveness

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ESF Regulation post 2013Scope (I)

employment, geographical & occupational labour mobility access to employment & labour mobility labour market integration of NEET self employment, entrepreneurship & business creation gender equality & work-life reconciliation adaptation to change active & healthy ageing quality labour market institutions, incl. geographic mobility

education, skills & LLL fight against early school leaving access to quality education at all levels & quality LLL

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ESF Regulation post 2013Scope (II)

social inclusion & fight against poverty active inclusion integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma anti-discrimination quality heath care & social services of general interest social economy & enterprises community-led local development strategies

institutional capacity & efficient public administration administrative capacity in “less developed” MS capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education &

social policies

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ESF Regulation post 2013Scope (III)

within above priorities, contribution to green skills & jobs

education & training systems reform, upskilling, green jobs digital agenda

digital literacy, e-skills, e-inclusion RDT&I

post-graduate studies, training of researchers networking activities for higher education institutions, R&T

centres & enterprises SME competitiveness

adaptability & human capital

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ESF Regulation post 2013Consistency & thematic concentration

consistency with NRP & related Council recommendations

focus on disadvantaged groups min. 20% ESF to social inclusion & fight against poverty

thematic concentration (of each OP) on employment/mobility, education/training, social inclusion & institutional capacity

80%

70%

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more developed transition less developed

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existing 2007-13 social inclusion share

ESF Regulation post 2013min. 20% ESF for social inclusion

this graph shows the impact the 20% rule would have had in 2007-13

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ESF Regulation post 2013Horizontal principles

partnership global grants for social partners & NGOs capacity building in less developed regions/MS for

social partners, including joint actions NGOs

social inclusion, gender equality & equal opportunities

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ESF Regulation post 2013Financial management

simplified cost options permitted up to €100K grants standard scales of unit costs & lump sum grants

mandatory for grants < €50K

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MFF, Cohesion Policy & ESFPost 2013

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/reform

http://ec.europa.eu/esf